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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hope this tragic incident makes people think about their own behavior," said Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis...

Author: By Carlos A. Monje jr., CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: In Death's Wake, Students Puzzled By Tragic Loss | 10/1/1997 | See Source »

...dangers of underage drinking flooded the Massachusetts Institute of Technology last night as students reacted emotionally to a tragic incident Saturday involving a first-year fraternity pledge and alcohol...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder and Nicholas A. Nash, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Frat Known as 'Party House,' Ex-Pledge Says | 9/30/1997 | See Source »

...tragic deaths occurred because of the absence of pillar guardrails along the road in the underpass and the failure to fasten seat belts. RICHARD LAINE San Carlos, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 29, 1997 | 9/29/1997 | See Source »

...chases shown in movies, an auto often catapults into the air as it goes over a hill, when, for a moment, inertia overcomes gravity. Is it possible the tragic accident in Paris involved the same principle? If the speeding Mercedes became airborne, a slight turn of the steering wheel, which should have been sufficient to negotiate a curve on the roadway, would have been ineffective. Perhaps the accident had more to do with physics than with alcohol. MERRICK LOCKWOOD Dhaka...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Sep. 29, 1997 | 9/29/1997 | See Source »

WASHINGTON: The tragic loss of Princess Diana could not have come at a more inappropriate time for the Pentagon. For the death of one of the world's most prominent opponents of land mines has placed it under an inordinate amount of pressure to agree to an international accord banning the use of the weapons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TUESDAY: U.S. in Political Minefield | 9/16/1997 | See Source »

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